New Telegraph Newspaper
Osinbajo to inaugurate MSME Clinics in Lokoja Tuesday
New Telegraph Newspaper
Barring any change of plans, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Tuesday, February 13, inaugurate 'Marketmoni/Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Clinics' in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The initiative, which is coming under the Federal ...and more »

Daily Trust
3 killed in auto crashes on Abuja- Lokoja road
Daily Trust
Three persons have lost their lives in separate accidents that occurred in Abaji, on the Abuja-Lokoja road. Our reporter learnt that seven others sustained injuries in the accidents and were rescued and taken to hospital by men of the Federal Road ...

Complete Sports Nigeria
NPFL: Heartland Shock Niger Tornadoes In Lokoja
Complete Sports Nigeria
By Adeboye Amosu: Heartland picked their second win of the season after edging out hosts Niger Tornadoes 2-1 in their matchday six rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League fixture at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja on Wednesday. It was the Naze ...and more »

YNaija
Aisha Buhari inaugurates Drug Rehabilitation center in Lokoja (photos)
YNaija
President Muhammadu Buhari's wife, Aisha, on Wednesday inaugurated the Kogi Drug Rehabilitation and Resource Centre, Lokoja which was established to help victims of drug abuse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre, located in Lokoja ...

The News
Kogi inaugurates drug rehabilitation Centre in Lokoja | The NEWS
The News
President Muhammadu Buhari's wife, Aisha, on Wednesday inaugurated the Kogi Drug Rehabilitation and Resource Centre, Lokoja which was established to help victims of drug abuse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre, located in Lokoja ...and more »

The News
Kogi inaugurates drug rehabilitation Centre in Lokoja
The News
President Muhammadu Buhari's wife, Aisha, on Wednesday inaugurated the Kogi Drug Rehabilitation and Resource Centre, Lokoja which was established to help victims of drug abuse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre, located in Lokoja ...and more »

Sportlineng (press release) (blog)
Akwa Utd defeat host Niger Tornadoes in Lokoja
Sportlineng (press release) (blog)
Akwa United produced a Five-star performance to beat Niger Tornadoes 1-2 in Lokoja on Match day 4 of the Nigeria Professional Football League on Wednesday. The victory is Akwa United's first away win of the 2017/2018 NPFL season and saw them go joint ...and more »

Sportlineng (press release) (blog)
Abdu Maikaba: Akwa United are in Lokoja for a mission against Niger Tornadoes
Sportlineng (press release) (blog)
Technical Adviser of Akwa United Football Club Abdu Maikaba has revealed that his team is in Lokoja on a special mission. The Uyo based side will confront Niger Tornadoes on Matchday 4 of the Nigeria Professional Football League on Wednesday afternoon ...and more »

New Telegraph Newspaper
Lassa Fever kills sevenmonth- old baby in Lokoja
New Telegraph Newspaper
There was panic yesterday in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, following the death of a seven-monthold- child infected with the dreaded Lassa Fever. The child, who parents are yet to be disclosed to the public, died at the Federal Medical Centre in ...and more »

Unidentified corpse found along Abuja-Lokoja road
Daily Trust
An unidentified corpse of a male adult has been found by the roadside near Piri village, on the Abuja-Lokoja road. A resident of the area, Bako Samuel, said the decomposing unidentified corpse was found with the head shattered. He said some farmers who ...

Vanguard
Frenzy mood in lokoja varsity as lecturers commence sit-down-protest
Vanguard
LOKOJA – The academic atmosphere of Federal University, Lokoja had been thrown into a frenzy mood following the commencement of a Sit – down protest by the school chapter of Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU. ASUU strike. The lecturers in their ...

TheCable
VIDEO: Auto accident on Lokoja-Abuja highway
TheCable
An accident involving a truck loaded with fertilizer and a Toyota Sienna took place on Monday in the Abaji session of the Lokoja-Abuja highway. According to an eyewitness, two persons lost their lives in the Toyota Sienna vehicle with plate number ...and more »

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE (press release) (blog)
We don't want foreigner as lawmaker ―Lokoja community
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE (press release) (blog)
AS the next general election draws near, the people of Lokoja, the Kogi state capital have resolved not to elect “foreigners” as lawmakers into the state House of Assembly. The people under the aegis of the Lokoja Market Women Association, Lokoja ...

Naija News
Armed Bandits Cook, Eat, Before Robbing Family In Lokoja
Naija News
A group of armed robbers who attack the residence of a couple in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital during the end-of-year fesitivities have been arrested. The suspects, five in number, were paraded today Wednesday by the Kogi State police command. The ...and more »

Daily Trust
Ona calls for pedestrian bridge on Abuja-Lokoja road
Daily Trust
The Ona of Abaji and chairman of the Council of Traditional Rulers in the FCT, Alhaji Adamu Baba Yunusa, yesterday appealed to the management of the Ministry of Works to construct a pedestrian bridge at Abaji, on the Abuja-Lokoja road. The Ona made the ...and more »

YNaija
Lokoja Bride leaves surgical bed in wheel chair for her wedding (Photos)
YNaija
Not even an ailment or illness could prevent a beautiful bride from attending her wedding even on a wheelchair. The yet to be identified bride reportedly left her surgical bed at Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja in Kogi State, for her wedding scheduled ...

The Eagle Online
Lokoja to experience water scarcity
The Eagle Online
Water supply from Greater Lokoja Water Works will be disrupted as a result of electromechanical repair works to be carried out in the water plant. This was contained in a statement by the Kogi State Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday in Lokoja ...

The Nation Newspaper
Police parade 30 robbers, kidnap suspects in Lokoja
The Nation Newspaper
The Police on Wednesday in Lokoja paraded 30 inter-state armed robbery and kidnap suspects terrorising Kogi and the neighbouring states. Parading the suspects, the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood (CSP) said those arrested included some ...and more »

Man Allegedly Shot Dead By Policemen Along Lokoja-Ajaokuta In Kogi. Photos
Gistmaster (blog)
A distraught man identified as Sylvester Ajodo has taken to Facebook to mourn his close friend who was killed on Wednesday, December 20th. According to Sylvester, his friend Ojimah Ohiemi Monday, was killed after he was allegedly shot severally by ...

Independent Newspapers Limited
Entrepreneur Charges Kogi Indigenes To Invest In Lokoja
Independent Newspapers Limited
Lokoja – Dr Femi Akande, the Managing Director of Treasures Bakery and Confectioneries in Lokoja, Kogi State, has challenged well meanings Kogi investors and Nigerians to cite their business in the state in order to mitigate high rate of youth ...

thewillnigeria (press release) (blog)
Former Ekiti Senator, Ayo Arise, Kidnapped On Okene-Lokoja Road
thewillnigeria (press release) (blog)
SAN FRANCISCO, December 04, (THEWILL) – Senator Ayo Arise, a former Senator and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, has been kidnapped along Okene-Lokoja road. This was revealed by Lere Olayinka, Special Adviser on Public ...and more »

Olisa Blogazine
Driver Escapes Lynching as Lorry Crushes Tricycle in Lokoja Killing 4
Olisa Blogazine
There was pandemonium in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital on Wednesday after a Lorry overran a tricycle, popular called Keke, killing four persons in the process. According to eye witnesses, the accident occurred around 2 in the afternoon. The lorry ...

Kogi West: Lokoja/Koton Karfe to support Yagba
The Nation Newspaper
The Lokoja/Koton Karfe Federal constituency may have settled to support and zone the Kogi West senatorial ticket to Yagba Federal constituency. A chieftain of the People sDemocratic Party (PDP) in Koton Karfe, Hon. Bashir Yusuf said that the party ...

Daily Trust
11 students obtain first class at Lokoja varsity
Daily Trust
The Federal University, Lokoja (FUL) has graduated 285 students out of which 11 obtained first class degrees. The Vice Chancellor, Prof Angela Freeman Miri, made the disclosure at the second convocation ceremony in Lokoja. She said that out of the 285 ...

Goal.com
Kano Pillars to hit Lokoja on Thursday ahead of pre-season tournament
Goal.com
Kano Pillars will leave for Lokoja on Thursday to continue with the rest of their pre-season activities before leaving for the Gold Cup pre-season tournament taking place in Ilorin from November 15. Pillars have resumed for the preparations for the ...

The Eagle Online
Federal University Lokoja: 11 bag First Class as 285 graduate
The Eagle Online
The Federal University, Lokoja on Saturday graduated 285 students, with 11 coming out with First Class degrees. The first class graduates are from the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of Science. Prof. Angela Miri, the institution's ...

FG to concession Lokoja, Baro, Ugota ports
Daily Trust
The Federal Government has expressed its willingness to concession three ports, the Lokoja, Baro and Uguta river ports. The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, who made this disclosure in Lagos in an occasion to mark the World Maritime Day ...

Daily Post Nigeria
200 students bag first degree ​in Federal University Lokoja
Daily Post Nigeria
The Federal University Lokoja (FUL) will on Saturday confer over 200 graduates First Degrees in various disciplines. Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Angela Freeman Miri, disclosed this on Monday at a Pre-Convocation news conference in Lokoja.

Vanguard
When Jeff Akoh previewed 'Lokoja' at intimate listening party
Vanguard
Ex-winner of Project Fame West Africa season 8, Jeff Akoh was in the spotlight during the week, after he held a listening session for his debut album, “Lokoja”, to announce his readiness to hold his own in the country's music scene. The listening ...
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360Nobs.com
“Workers Walking Streets Of Lokoja Like Beggars Over Unpaid Salaries” – Labour Unions Decry
360Nobs.com
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have decried that workers in Kogi state have been reduced to beggars, following the failure of the state government to pay their salaries and allowances being owed “for a period of ...and more »

TheCable
'Workers walking streets of Lokoja like beggars' — labour unions lament
TheCable
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) say Kogi workers have been reduced to beggars by virtue of being owed salaries and allowances “for a period of three to twenty-two months”. The unions expressed shock on the ...and more »

Vanguard
Union, Police confirm lock down on Abuja-Lokoja Highway by truck drivers
Vanguard
Lokoja—THE ever-busy Abuja-Lokoja Highway was completely locked down yesterday, by protesting truck drivers over the killing of their colleague, Suleiman Ibrahim, by officials of Kogi State Revenue Board for non-payment of N5,000 toll. Many travellers ...and more »

Royal News (satire) (press release) (blog)
Pandemonium in Lokoja as revenue collectors beat driver to death
Royal News (satire) (press release) (blog)
Protesting tanker drivers on Wednesday blocked the Kogi State end of Jamata Bridge, along Abuja-Okene road in Kogi State. The drivers were said to be protesting the alleged killing of one of their members over N5,000, said to be the amount payable for ...and more »

Daily Post Nigeria
BREAKING: Abuja-Lokoja highway on lock down as revenue officials allegedly kill tanker driver
Vanguard
Lokoja – The Abuja-Lokoja highway was completely on lock down for several hours following the killing of a tanker driver alleged to be done by the officials of the state revenue board. The revenue officials was said to have flagged down the truck ...
Abuja-Lokoja highway closed as revenue officials kill tanker driver ...Daily Post Nigeria
Tanker drivers protest, block

When Lokoja natives showcased culture through boat regatta
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE (press release) (blog)
The culture and tradition of the people of Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State, were recently on display, when the people of the community staged the first ever boat regatta competition among seven districts of the ancient town. The event, which took ...

Premium Times
Kabba-Kafanchan, Benin bypass, Onitsha-Enugu, Lokoja-Ajaokuta among 'Nigeria's worst roads'- Report
Premium Times
CNPP says she deceived the President. The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has called for the resignation of the Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, from the federal cabinet. CNPP accused ...

Lokoja boat regatta takes off
The Nation Newspaper
Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, has launched its boat regatta in which several boatmen paddle for a prize at the confluence of Rivers Niger and Benue. The Pata waterfront and its sorroundings were agog with residents who trooped in to be part of the ...

The Punch
Protest as Dangote truck kills four in Lokoja
The Punch
Hell was let loose on Wednesday as a cement-laden truck driver lost control and crashed into bystanders killing one female student of the Kogi State Polytechnic and three schoolchildren in Lokoja. The truck said to belong to the Dangote Cement Company, ...
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